Early protein processes crucial to formation and layering of myelin membrane
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 23:14
in Biology & Nature
A set of protein processes required in the early-stage conversion of glucose into fatty acids are critical to the proper formation and layering of myelin membrane, according to researchers. Essential to the proper functioning of the nervous system, myelin sheaths surround the axons of neurons and provide insulating effects that speed nerve conduction.